ELDERS

White Mountain Bible is an Elder-led church. 


Leadership is to be shared. The terms elders, leaders, overseers, pastors, 

shepherd, and bishops tend to be used interchangeably

in the New Testament showing that leadership is to be shared among a team of spiritual leaders.


  • Wayne Burdett


    Wayne accepted Christ during his teen years. He and his wife Lynda have been members of WMBC since 2003 and have three grown childrens.  Leader of the Global Outreach Team, Wayne has heart for the lost, the poor, and the abandoned.

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  • Rick Fernau


    Rick accepted Christ at the age of 16 and he and his wife Kim are Charter members of WMBC. During their 25 years as members of WMBC, they have raised their daughter, Angela and son, Todd. They now have five grandchildren: Natalie, Avery, Zachary, Reid and Sarah. Rick works with the Home Group Ministries.

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  • Steve Garrett


    Steve accepted Christ at the age of 14 and he and his wife Audrey started attending WMBC in 1991. They have two sons and one grandson. Steve came to Arizona in 1977 from Alaska! Steve is the Treasurer for WMBC as well as working with Men's Ministries.

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  • Ray Badger


    My wife Rosemary and I moved to Show Low in 1999. We have two adult children 5 grandchildren. We have been members of WMBC since 2006. 

    We enjoy serving in various capacities as part of the WMBC body of Christ.

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  • Tim Baxter

    I was born in upstate New York, but was raised in Tucson.  I have one sister and 3 brothers.   Married Wendy in 1975 and have two daughters.    Graduated from Southwestern Bible College ( now Az Christian Univ).  Spent 32 years on the Tucson Fire Dept, and moved to Show Low in 2014.

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  • Steve Bultman

    I was born in Michigan on a snowy Sunday in February and was in church the following week.  When I was seven my family moved to Tucson, where I grew up with two brothers and four sisters.  I accepted Christ at the age of 12 and enjoyed being part of our church youth groups.  I first started coming to the White Mountains in the 1960’s, attending summer church camp near Greer, vacationing, and skiing at Sunrise.  After graduating from the University of Arizona and retiring from a great career as a consulting civil engineer, my wife, Leah, and I moved to the White Mountains in 2018 and became members of WMBC.  We enjoy serving in various ministries and I am also a tutor for Mountain Christian School.



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STAFF


  • Randy Walters

    Randy serves as our Lead/Teaching Pastor and Elder. He and his wife Tami, along with their four children joined the WMBC staff in 2010. He is a graduate of Phoenix Seminary and served for about 18 years in the Student Ministries of Scottsdale Bible Church.

  • Brian Blomstrand

    Brian serves as our Director of Worship. His wife Laura is also part of the Worship Team. All three daughters, Emily, Katy, and Alison are gifted musically.

  • Summer Murphy

    Summer is the Administrative Assistant.  She is married to Tim and they have 4 kids, Josiah, Destiny, Elijah and Isabella.

  • Shayna DaCruz

    Shayna serves as the Children's Ministry Director overseeing kids birth to sixth grade. She taught third grade at Mountain Christian School for four years and also is a dance instructor at the Dance Academy and Company in Lakeside. 

  • Dan Willeford

    Dan is serving as our Administrative Director. Dan accepted Christ at the age of four and grew up in the home of a Baptist Pastor.  He and his wife Shannon met while leading a mission trip to Mexico and have been married for 16 years.  Shannon is bi-lingual in Spanish and teaches 7th grade English at Blue Ridge Jr. High.  Dan has also spent two years in education teaching Jr./Sr. High School Bible and History classes for Cor Deo Christian Academy.  During this time he served as a college pastor for SouthWest Hills Baptist Church in Beaverton, Oregon, before beginning combat rotations with the military.  Dan served 8 years in the US Army as a Sapper and Combat Engineer with time in AFGH. 


  • Danny Hernandez

    I grew up in Camarillo, CA. I was saved when I was 12 at my hometown church. After finishing high school, I went on to do two years at Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, CA, where I met my now wife, Emily. Emily grew up here on the White Mountains, so I moved here in March 2020 and we got plugged into WMBC in June of 2020. 


Deacons


  • Dave Larson

    Dave was born and raised in Minnesota and the oldest of five boys.  He met Lydia in the Philippines in1969 and got married in 1970.  They have two children, Tony and Jennifer and two granddaughters, Natalie and Gabi.  They moved to Arizona in 1984 and moved to the White Mountains in 1992.  Dave works with the hospitality ministry, is a member of the Global Outreach Team and leads a small group study.

  • Lydia Larson

    Lydia was born in Baguio City, Philippines, and came to the United States in 1970 to marry Dave.  We have two children and two grandchildren.  With the encouragement of a friend and neighbor, we started coming to WMBC in 2006.  The Lord inspired me to volunteer wherever there is a need.  Now I serve as a member of the Hospitality Ministry.  I'm responsible for the kitchen, Connection Time, Library, and Coffee with the Pastor with the help of our congregation, who faithfully volunteer their time to support this ministry.

  • Sue Gifford

    Sue and her husband, Jerry, began attending WMBC in 2007 whenever they were vacationing in Show Low. In 2009, they moved to Show Low full time and jumped into serving at WMBC. They loved the verse-by-verse teaching of Pastor Matt and then Pastor Randy. Sue served at Administrative Assistant until September 2016. 

    From 2009 to the present time, Sue has facilitated a women’s bible study. She loves opening up God’s Word with the ladies. Preparing for the studies gives Sue the opportunity for spiritual growth as well as being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:15). 

    Sue’s primary spiritual gift of administration (her love of numbers and organization) has equipped her to serve in this capacity as deacon.  

  • Jim Coburn

    I was born in Philadelphia, PA. in 1943.  I moved to Washington State in 1971. In 1991 I was saved and married during the same year at age 48. I was saved because of Jesus and he used my wife Linda to draw me into church.  We moved from Vancouver Washington to Mesa. A

    z. in 2001.  We were summer visitors to Show Low and WMBC from 2010-2016 when we move here full time.  We have served WMBC as Children’s church teachers and small group leaders. We love our WMBC family and look forward to serving our Lord Jesus and our church body.



  • Dennis Rugel

    Dennis, born in Painesville Ohio was raised in Mesa Arizona where he met the wife of his youth Pat. High school sweethearts, we married in Mesa in 1969 and have spent most of our family raising years in Mesa & Tucson and some years in Montana & Colorado. With three adventurous children Stephanie, Jerry & Brad we have been blessed with eight grandchildren that keep us young at heart. Dennis is a retired cabinet maker and has been fortunate in learning many construction trades. I have a passion to use the talent God has given me to help the people of our church with handyman type projects by facilitating & serving with the team of many generous and faithful volunteers known as the Serving Hands team.

    Galatians 6:10  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

  • Wayne Schlecht

    After a career of 30 years with Honeywell International, briefly as a Facilities Technician, and long term as a Senior Contracts Manager, I retired and we moved from Tucson, AZ to Lakeside, AZ as of July 2020. Between our two careers, we have been expats within countries such as Kuwait (together) and Belgium (Shari). No sooner had we relocated to the mountain, we visited White Mountain Bible Church (WMBC) and immediately, we knew, as a result of the extraordinary teaching and the incredible welcoming warmth of its members, that we found our new church family and home. Since, we have found many opportunities at WMBC to use our God given gifts in which to serve, and presently I serve with tremendous WMBC brothers in taking care of WMBC facilities. Recreationally, Shari and I love to come across the paths of many while riding our Harleys, enjoying kayaking and exploring the forest trails with our UTV. Relationally, Shari and I have been blessed to have personal relationships with Jesus, me for fifty-nine years and Shari for twenty-one years, and we look forward to many more years ..., plus eternity!